Categories DavidDead nettle growing in a wall Post author By David Post date 6 April 2011 When not in flower, dead nettles look somewhat like nettles, which they are not. Hence they are “dead”, that is, they don’t sting.This small plant was growing from the mortar in the sandstone wall of Worfield church. ← Snake’s head fritillaries – Wightwick Manor gardens → Bratch locks